Portrait of Botanka Sh?haku second half 18th century Maruyama ?kyo Botanka Sh?haku (1443–1527) was a medieval priest and waka poet. Here the learned man holds a fan painted with a Chinese-style landscape; a closed book lies at his feet. The artist, Maruyama ?kyo, is renowned today as the founder of the Maruyama school of painting. Although the work is a copy of an earlier painting, ?kyo’s delineation of the face nonetheless reflects a concern with the realistic portrayal of human Portrait of Botanka Sh?haku. Maruyama ?kyo (Japanese, 1733–1795). Japan. second half 18th century. Hangin
Portrait of Botanka Sh?haku second half 18th century Maruyama ?kyo Botanka Sh?haku (1443–1527) was a medieval priest and waka poet. Here the learned man holds a fan painted with a Chinese-style landscape; a closed book lies at his feet. The artist, Maruyama ?kyo, is renowned today as the founder of the Maruyama school of painting. Although the work is a copy of an earlier painting, ?kyo’s delineation of the face nonetheless reflects a concern with the realistic portrayal of human Portrait of Botanka Sh?haku. Maruyama ?kyo (Japanese, 1733–1795). Japan. second half 18th century. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Edo period (1615–1868). Paintings
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